Overview
- Lakers president Rob Pelinka has confirmed the team is running a wide search and has begun interviews for two assistant general managers, one for personnel and one for strategy and analytics.
- League reporting says Dodgers executives Andrew Friedman and Farhan Zaidi have taken part in the hiring process and have at times sat in on candidate interviews.
- The internal search is being led by Pelinka together with longtime Lakers executive Kurt Rambis, with outside Dodgers advisers operating in a background advisory role.
- The assistant-GM slot has been open since Jesse Buss was dismissed in November and owner Mark Walter has directed an expansion of basketball operations staffing.
- Framed as a move to modernize the franchise, the Dodgers-style approach would add deeper analytics, medical and player-development resources that could change how the Lakers identify and develop players.